TOSSES Synonyms: 149 Similar and Opposite Words

tosses

verb

present tense third-person singular of toss

as in lurches

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions the boat tossed to and fro in the heavy seas

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as in fidgets

to make jerky or restless movements tossed and turned in bed all night, unable to sleep in the heat

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as in throws

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm toss that football over here

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as in discards

to get rid of as useless or unwanted we need to go through the basement and toss whatever we don't use

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Recent Examples of tosses Philip Marlowe as Chandler’s private eye is a smooth talking, whiskey-drinking character who tosses suggestive suggestions and 38 revolvers around with equal aplomb. — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026 The grandfather is seen running around a few trees, but the bison soon catches up and tosses the helpless visitor eight feet in the air. — Suzanne Yeo, ABC News, 13 July 2026 As part of the number, Grande tosses a sparkling pink ship’s wheel high into the air before catching it. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 This would avoid a repeat of the Champions League final in May, which saw Paris Saint-Germain win both coin tosses to decide the end they were taken from and their order. — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 29 June 2026 His torso and thighs grow eye-poppingly muscular beneath their skimpy fur-and-leather togs—a development that does not go unnoticed by a warrior named Red Hair, who plucks the young hunk from his post and tosses him into the prime time of the gladiator pit. — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 On Falcon 9 launches, the company recovers the booster and payload fairings but tosses the upper stage, which puts a floor under how cheap each launch can get. — Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 12 June 2026 At The Happy Crane, Parry gives the char siu treatment to rich Iberico pork jowl, steams and grinds his own rice for the crab rice roll, and tosses Monterey abalone and Jimmy Nardello peppers into a smoking wok with XO sauce. — Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026 The Royals suffered another crushing defeat and are now 16-15 in 2026 when their pitcher tosses a quality start. — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026

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Verb

Push your right foot down, and the Grand Sport lurches forward like a bat out of hell and straight into two esses, which right away show you how nicely dialed-in the steering is.

— Jerry Perez, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026
The film unhurriedly lurches from one markedly similar fight scene to the next, with only Skeletor’s occasional injections of ripe innuendo to liven them up a bit.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 June 2026

Definition of lurches

Verb

The state’s order throws into question how these contracts will now be executed.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Mensah looked as good as the numbers suggested, too, ripping NFL-level throws and distributing the ball to his myriad playmakers, namely wide receiver Malachi Toney.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of throws

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But forcing heavy steel trains onto a floating highway that rolls, sways, and shifts with the tides was widely considered an invitation to disaster.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
One combat sequence at the end is genuinely excellent because the film puts actual creative effort into staging a knife-versus-ax duel on a gangplank that sways back and forth over the water.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of sways

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The 420 Sport jostles and squirms on these surfaces at low speeds, but the payoff is unfiltered, no-nonsense feedback.

— Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 22 July 2026
When Brian and Murtagh report that Dougal offended the Grants and Colum had to promise Ellen’s hand to appease the situation, Lord Lovat squirms.

— Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025

Definition of squirms

Verb

Former Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins hurls a deep ball toward Jefferson in double coverage, and McCardell stops the play.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The mathematical problem concerns the Navier-Stokes equations, which govern the flow of fluids—from the whirlpool circling your bathtub’s drain to the turbulent winds El Niño hurls across the North American continent.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of hurls

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Tennessee coach unloads on NCAA suspension Speaking on Tuesday before the Vols open Fall camp, head coach Josh Heupel did not mince words on the NCAA's punishment of a 2-game suspension for the linebacker.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The confrontation between father and daughter, in which Taylor-Joy unloads Lucky’s resentments about growing up in the life, is one of the season’s most barbed moments.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026